This Floating World
"This Floating World" is a collection of five musical illustrations of the following Haiku by Basho as translated by Robert Hass. I often use extra-musical material as a means of generating structure and color in my music. The idea of using these elegant images as a jumping-off point was very appealing to me.
I.
Midfield,
attached to nothing,
the skylark singing.
II.
Harvest moon—
the tide rises
almost to my door.
III.
Winter solitude
in a world of one color,
the sound of wind
IV.
A petal shower
of mountain roses,
and the sound of the rapids.
V.
A wild sea –
and flowing out toward Sado Island,
the Milky Way.
For Linda Chatterton
- This Floating World I. Skylark .mp3
- 09 This Floating World II. Harvest Moon and Tide.mp3
- 10 This Floating World III Winter Solitude.mp3
- 11 This Floating World IV. Petal Shower.mp3
- 12 This Floating World V. A Wild Sea.mp3